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Bilateral tenosynovial giant cell tumor of the knee accompanied by chronic ACL tear

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan, Korea

    Hyung-Joon Cho

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 126-1 Anam-dong 5-ga, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-705, Korea

    Soon-Hyuck Lee, Seung-Beom Han, Dong-Ki Lee & Dae-Hee Lee

  3. Department of Pathology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Chul-Hwan Kim

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Cho, HJ., Lee, SH., Han, SB. et al. Bilateral tenosynovial giant cell tumor of the knee accompanied by chronic ACL tear. J Orthop Sci 17, 93–97 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-011-0076-9

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